I am a lifelong power boater new to sailing. I have always boated in New York state where I didn't need a certificate or license for my boats. I am now getting into sailing with my first day sailer which will have a small outboard which I plan on using in CT. I have not taken the CT Safe Boater certificate course because in a few weeks my wife and I are taking ASA Basic Keelboat, ASA Coastal Cruising, ASA Bareboat, and ASA Coastal Navigation certifications which ASA states are accepted by CT as substitutes. What ASA can't seem to tell me is how I go about getting the CT Safe Boaters certificate after completion of my ASA certs. All they say is that I won't have to take the standard CT 5 hour course.

Has anyone done this before that could shed light on how I go about getting the CT cert?

It a simple little thing but you have to do it. I've been told that this year the powers that be will really be cracking down on boaters without the cert. Fines to $150.00 I misplaced mine about 4 years ago but nobody had ever asked for it any way. I think this crack down will be mainly on the inland waterways but you never know.

I did the exact some thing in Mystic, CT. They give you certificate to mail into the state and you pay an additional fee. The state will mail you your card.

This is pretty much standard with any class you take in CT to get the card.

Not that I'm a great lover of jet skis, but, I sometimes regret that I didn't get the PWC endorsement as there have been a couple of times over the years that I could have hopped on a friends jet ski and taken it for a spin

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